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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Andrew Deutschmann gives us some snippets of Mike Gillis’ post season press conference, or lack there of. No, the news of the firing of AV didn’t come, not yet at least. There is still time for that. But what intrigued Andrew the most was the fact that Gillis touched on some of the young guys like Kellan Lain, Brendan Gaunce, Nicklas Jensen, and Frank Corrado.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Reggie Gill weighs in on the eve of the 2012 NHL draft with a look at recent Canucks draft picks made by the organization that big things are expected of in the near future. The recent Vancouver Canucks draft picks include, Eddie Lack, Anton Rodin, Jordan Schroeder, Kevin Connauton, and Nicklas Jensen. Mason Raymond better watch out.
Vancouver sports insider Steve Lee takes a look at the freshmen that may have a chance at cracking the rotation and seeing some ice time in a Vancouver Canucks uniform this season, Cody Hodgson, Eddie Lack, Mike Duco, and Nicklas Jensen are only a few of the “rookies” that appear to have a chance of staying with the club come opening night…
C-Mac brings us his take on the 2011 TOP Vancouver Canucks prospects. The last few years has seen some improvement, with picks such as Ryan Kesler and Cory Schneider, but the organization’s penchant for frequently fixating on smaller skill players has yet to provide real fruit.
